To get straight to the point, as an Oracle Database user wanting to run Oracle Database as a cloud service in your own environment, you have, at least in theory, a few options in terms of approach. But the choice, at least in practice, starts to look very clear when you drill down. Oracle’s clearly named “Exadata Cloud at Customer” is purpose-built for the task, and not only has the obvious “better together” story in its favor but can additionally deliver added and significantly better outcomes than the alternatives.